Hartley out of British GP qualifying after practice crash

Brendon Hartley will take no part in Formula 1 qualifying for the British Grand Prix following his high-speed during final practice at Silverstone on Saturday morning, caused by a suspension failure.

Hartley suffered a failure on the front-left wheel of his car at the end of the Wellington Straight, causing his car to run straight on at Brooklands, pitching into the barrier at high speed after hitting the gravel.

The New Zealander was taken to the medical centre for a precautionary check, and while he was declared fit by the doctors, the same could not be said of his car which required significant repairs following the shunt.

Toro Rosso confirmed on Twitter ahead of qualifying that Hartley would take no part in the session as a result of the , leaving him at the back of the grid for Sunday’s race.

Going to be a tough qualifying coming up with just 4 laps under the belt in final practice for Pierre.

Unfortunately due to the tight turnaround between sessions, we won’t be able to prepare @brendon_hartley’s car in time for qualifying #F1 #BritishGP pic.twitter.com/p2mcxXL1ti

— Toro Rosso (@ToroRosso) July 7, 2018

More to follow.